How to Design your Balcony for your Lifestyle

Hi Blogging World! Sorry I've been MIA, but I have a good excuse....it's summer! Sunshine and warmth are rarities in Seattle, so I'm soaking up all I can during these summer months. I've also been pretty busy with life. I've started a new job and I'm also moving to a new apartment in a few…

How to Design Modern Chic

Spring is here and for many home owners (or interior lovers) that means updating their spaces. This could be as major as a renovation or as minor as swapping out some pillows and accessories for the new spring trends. One of the spring trends that has been a hit with millennial is Modern Chic. This…

Six Ways to Make Your Apartment Your Own

If you're single, young, or just love living in the city, chances are you rent an apartment. Growing up, I had fantasies of moving to a hip apartment in the city:  lofted, brick walls, hardwood floors, and subway tile. I'm sure many people had this same fantasy. TV shows and movies glamorize this idea of what…

The Beauty of Built-Ins

Aside from the common misconception of Interior Design being all about picking out paint colors and fabrics, designers focus on a lot of problem solving, which utilized both creative and analytic abilities. One of the challenges of Interior Design is finding a balance between beauty and practicality when it comes to storage. So how do designers approach this…

Six Simple Tricks to a Healthy Home

In today's society, we are embracing a culture that is focused more and more on healthy living. This is primarily seen in the increase of health food options and rise in activities such as yoga and crossfit. Juice bars and yoga studios are exploding in popularity, and even the media is taking part, campaigning slogans such…

Eight Design Tricks to Use When You Don’t Have a Headboard

One of the main tips to decorating a bedroom is that you should have a headboard. You may have passed without one in college, but if you want to have a dreamy bedroom, you HAVE to have a headboard. Why is this so important? It's just a headboard. The bed is the largest and most…

Five Ways Composting Can Improve Your Life

    One of the reasons that I love Seattle so much is the environmental pride that this city has. Grocery stores don't offer plastic bags, and instead encourage you to bring your own reusable ones. City parks aren't just patches of grass with benches, but natural oasis of giant sequoias and redwoods. It's an…

20 Eco Gift Ideas for under $20

  Around this time of year I typically avoid the department stores and shopping outlets. Working at a corporate retail store for over six years has sort of ruined me from ever wanting to shop at these places for the holidays...or ever for that matter. We as a society have gone overboard in Capitalism at…

Twelve Eco Thanksgiving Decorations

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! If you happen to be hosting Thanksgiving this year, you've probably spent a good deal of time figuring out what you're cooking for this fall feast. Food is half of hosting challenge though. The other half is creating a special space for your guests. A space that feels warm,…

The Room by Room Guide to Decorating your Studio Apartment on a Budget

Your first apartment...freedom, confidence, excitement....lack of space. Most likely, if you're an urban millennial and moving into your first apartment, a studio apartment is all you can afford. You may bypass the minimal square footage at first, because the excitement of living on your own, in a big city no less, overshadows this issue. After the…